Pot-cover.



A. I- HORTON.

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AIPLXOLTIOI 211.31) I. I0. 1008. 908,121 Patented 1m 29. 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

POT-COVER.

Specification 0! Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

Application filed January 20, 1008. Serial No. 411,800.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anon F. Non'ron, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Pot-Cover, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a device foruse as a cover for pots, pans orkettles, and its object isto provide a device for this p ose which canbe attached to or detached cm the utensil which it covers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pot cover which can beattached to the pot in such manner that it will serve as a means forlifting the pot. In this connection I prefer to PIOVldG a separablehandle for detachable connection to the cover to grip the same in liftithe cover and pot.

Another ob ect of the invention is to provide means for pouring out thecontents of the pot while the cover is on.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a plan of the cover in placeon the pot. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of a pot with cover attached.Fig. 3 is apartial vertical section showing the pouring s out. Fig. 4 isa perspective of a modified orm of the cover.

1 designates a. at, an or kettle having a turned over bea or ange 2 atthe upper end, the invention being ap licable to any pot, pan or kettleha suc e around its top, or to a ot without a by punchi holes in t e potat the point of contact wit the hooks.

3 desi ates the cover made of sheet metal of sufiicient size to coverthe class of ots or one for which it is intended, sai' cover ing formedwith guides 4 as by stam ing u portions of the cover out of the lane tereo in which slide what I shall ca the sides of U-shaped bails ormembers 5 having hooks 6 at their ends which extend downwardly under thecover and are adapted to extend under the flange 2 of the at or pan whenthe cover is placed on t e an and the members drawn inwardly. he coveris further provided with straps 7 attached thereto in the form of longfiat loops which extend up over the middle portions 8 of the members 5,said strips 7 being long enough to allow the in and out movement of t esides of said members 5 and being preferably laced so that their edgesenga e the memrs 5 in the to thereof to aid in guiding said members. hemiddle portions 8 of the two members 5 are parallel to one another, andbent upwardl a short distance at each end ad'acent to t e straps 7, asshown at 8' for t 0 reception of means which are provided for graspinsaid middle portions to lift the cover, said means consisting of twoballs 9 crossing one pnother and pivoted together on a longitudinal bar10, said bails having books 11 at their lower ends adapted to engeageunder the portions 8 of members 5, and tween said portions and the coverso that by spreading the balls and inserting said hooks under themembers 8, and then drawing the balls 9 together, the hooks 11 at theirlower ends are caused to grip under the portions 8 of members 5, thebails 9 then serving as a handle for the cover. The cover ma be ogeratedwithout the detachable han is by aving the members 8 raised 'gh enoughto form handles 16 after leaving th oi guide straps 7, as shown in Fig.4.

e cover may be provided at one side with means for pouring out and ifdesired straining the contents of the while the cover is on. For thispurpose a portion of the cover is cut out, as shown at 12, and a lid orclosure 13 pivoted at 14 to the cover, serves when turned down to closethe opening. Wire, or coarse straining means 12 may be removablyinserted over the opening, under the pivot at 14 and to fit under theedge of the cover at 15.

The cut out portion of the cover is preferably V-shaped and the straineris V shaped to correspond therewith but is somewhat wider and ispreferabl provided with a tongue 12 at its rear end which is preferablybent slightly upward out of the plane of the strainer and is adapted tohe slipped in between the bail like pivot 14 and the top of the cover.The outer edge of the strainer is preferably curved as shown at 17 so asto engage with the rim of the vessel to which it is applied. The sidesof the strainer fit under the ed es of the V which are bent up out ofthe p one of the cover to receive them and thereby cause the strainer tobe firmly held in position.

The cut out ortion of the cover and the strainer are pr erably locatedat one end of the handles or portions 8 so that when it is desired totilt the vessel to pour off the liquid, it can be readily done by thelifters 9, as their engagement with the shoulders 8 will prevent anyslip age and the strain will come equally upon 0th of the handles or petor pan lifters which would not be the case if the V were so placed aswould cause the strain upon the handles to be sidewise. It also permitsof the hinge of the lid 13 being placed adjacent to one of the loo )8 7so that it will be iroteoted thereby an not be so apt to be roken or damed The device is used as is ows: When it 1s desired to apply a cover toa pan or pot the members 5 on the said cover are spread apart and ahandle means 9, 9, 1S grasped in the hand, the hand passing between thebar 10 and the upper portions of the bails 9 and the bails being spreadapart by the fingers so that the hooks on the lower portions thereof areseparated sufiiciently to enable the said hooks to press down on eachside of the portions 8 of members 5 on the cover. The hand is thenclosed on the u per portions of bail members 9 causing t 6 books on thelower ends thereof to engage under the said portions 8, so that thecover can be lifted by means of the handle, the bail members 9 beingdrawn to ether just sufliciently to engage them wit the members 5, butnot to draw the members 5 inwardly. The cover may now be lifted by meansof the handle and transferred to any pot or pan of suitable size, thebooks 6 on the members 5 passing down outside of the flange 2 on the potor pan, and then by drawing in on the bail members 9 of the handle meansthe hooks 11 on the lower edges thereof are caused to draw the membets 5inwardly so that their hooks 6 engage and gri under the flange 2 of thepot or pan, and as ong as the handle is tight y grasped in the hand thehandle means, the cover, and pot or pan are maintained in rigidconnection, so that they can be handled as one and the pot or pan can beset on or off the stove or tipped over for pouring in the mostconvenient and expeditious manner and without the use of any stove clothor means to protect the hand as the handle means 9, 9, 10 is alwayscool. Having placed the pot on the stove, the handle means can bewithdrawn, if desired, and can be replaced on the cover in engagementwith the cover whenever desire To remove the lid it is only necessary tospread the members 5 apart and then hit it by means of the handle meansor otherwise.

- hat I claim is:

1. A cover for vessels having a notch out in its edge, a hinged lid forthe notch, a strainer ada ted to be removably seated in said notch,iaving a tongue at its inner end adapted to be passed between andclamped by said hinge and the cover so as to retain the strainer in saidnotch, and clamping means for securing the cover to a vessel.

2. A cover for vessels having a V-shaped notch in its edge with the edes of the V bent ufpwardly, a loop like bai at the inner end 0 thenotch, a V-shaped lid for the notch pivotally secured to the bail a V-shaped strainer for the notch having its edges adaapted-to be placedunder theupturned 0 ges of the notch and having a tongue at its innerend adapted to be passed between said hinge and the cover, and clampingmeans for securing the cover in position.

3. A cover for vessels having a notch in its edge, opposite! extendingclamping means thereon, eacclamp comprising a U-sha ed bail having itsmiddle portion raise above the cover and shouldered near each end andthe outer ends of its sides bent downwardly to form hooks, flat loopsover the ends of said middle port-ions between the sides of the bailsand said shoulders, lifting means provided with hooked portions adaptedto etachably engage with said middle portions, and a lid hinged to thecover in position to cover said notch.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set mp hand at Los Angeles, Did,this 10th day 0 January 1908.

AARON F. NORTON.

In presence of Gnonon T. HACKLEY, FRANK L. A. GRAHAM.

